David Libby

David Libby has been helping US and multi-national organizations improve both safety and operational performance for nearly 30 years. Working both internally and as an external consultant, he brings a hands on, practical approach to improving safety leadership, culture, and performance.

For the last 10 years, David’s work as an external consultant has helped dozens of clients improve their safety leadership, culture, and performance. Some of his most notable successes include:

One coal mine, with over 300 employees, achieved zero MSHA reportable injuries for over two years.

A food & beverage company with nearly 6,000 employees reduced their total recordable incident rate by over 80% in a five-year period.

One hospital with over 3,000 employees reduced Adverse Drug Events by nearly 33% in one year.

David led several organizations in the Forest Products and Paper industry during a 20-year career. He served in Operations, Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Safety leadership roles.

Sought-after as a leadership coach and trusted advisor, David works with leaders from front-line supervisors to CEO’s to better understand their strengths and weaknesses, develop strategies for improvement, and ultimately become more effective through practice and feedback.

David is a well-regarded speaker and workshop leader, whether engaging an audience of 1000 in how to drive culture change or coaching a small team of executives over a 2-day workshop on improving their safety leadership capabilities.

An experienced leader of organizational change with and without labor unions, David understands what it takes to gain real employee buy-in and support for change. He has testified before a U.S. Congressional sub-committee on best practices in Union/Management partnerships.

David has worked with dozens of organizations in many different industries including Healthcare, Mining, Food & Beverage, Chemical, Utilities and Transportation as well as with workers from the front-line to the Chief Executive Officer.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in Forest Management from the University of Maine, and earned his Human Resources certification from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management, and was a Shingo Prize (a Manufacturing Excellence Award) examiner for many years.